Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

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Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine
Directed by Sergio Pastore
Screenplay by
  • Sergio Pastore
  • Gianni Manera
  • Dino Santoni
Starring Edmund Purdom
CinematographyTino Santoni
Music by Piero Umiliani
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
CountryItaly

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine (Original title: Crisantemi per un branco di carogne) is a 1968 Italian western film directed by Sergio Pastore. [1] [2] The script was co-written by Pastore, Gianni Manera and Dino Santoni. The film is Pastore's only Western. [3] [4]

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Plot

A gang of outlaws abducts a bride from her wedding celebration. They head to a monastery, where the bandit heading the gang tries to marry the girl. The priest refuses to solemnize the marriage without the girl's consent. When the gang leaves the monastery with the girl, the priest pursues them and picks off the gang members one by one.

Cast

Reception

The film, "like various other films by Pastore, received a very limited theatrical release and attracted very few spectators". [6]

Survival status

The only evidences of the film's existence today are its posters, lobby cards and soundtrack (composed by Piero Umiliani) [7] [8] as no remaining copy is known, thus being considered a lost film. [5]

Soundtrack

The film's original music was released by Beat Records [9] in 2012. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Zanacchi, Adriano (1969). Potenza e prepotenza della comunicazione sociale: Guida allo studio degli strumenti, dei metodi e dei problemi della comunicazione sociale (in Italian). Edizioni paoline.
  2. ↑ "Sergio Pastore". Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Weisser, Thomas (2005-09-05). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-2442-9.
  4. ↑ Giusti, Marco (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana (in Italian). Oscar Mondadori. ISBN   978-88-04-57277-0.
  5. 1 2 España, Rafael de (2002). Breve historia del western mediterráneo: la recreación europea de un mito americano (in Spanish). Glénat. ISBN   978-84-8449-280-1.
  6. ↑ Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (in Italian), retrieved 2024-02-29
  7. ↑ Stemmer, Michael (1996). Western Movie Composers: A Selected, Annotated Listing of 2006 Genre Films Shown in Germany. Wiesjahn. ISBN   978-3-931610-03-6.
  8. ↑ "1968-1969". www.umiliani.eu. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  9. ↑ "original soundtrack - Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (CD) - (SOLD OUT) - Beat Records Company". www.beatrecords.it. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  10. ↑ "Film Music Site - Crisantemi per un Branco di Carogne Colonna sonora". www.filmmusicsite.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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